driblet

American  

[drib-lit] / ˈdrɪb lɪt /

Or dribblet

noun

1. a small portion or part.

2. a small or petty sum.

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driblet British  

/ ˈdrɪblɪt /

noun

1. a small quantity or amount, as of liquid

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Etymology

Origin of driblet

1590–1600; obsolete drib (v.) ( see dribble) + -let

Example Sentences

Suwon and its airfield were lost and Red flanking drives to the east were under way when the first driblet of U.S. ground troops�two battalions of the 24th Infantry Division�reached the zone of battle.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rest, except for the driblet evacuated by air, return to rear areas aboard transports, which are usually crowded and cannot hope to have the exceptional facilities of a hospital ship.

From Time Magazine Archive

Compared with Ted Turner's $1 billion pledge to the United Nations, White's largesse is a driblet.

From Time Magazine Archive

Early this year they even managed to ship a driblet of cars into the U.S. itself.

From Time Magazine Archive

The attempt at refection had a poor show of success, its only triumph worth mentioning being the exhibition of a driblet of champagne in milk.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend